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Where does “sorkka” come from?

sorkka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic sorkka.

sorkka (Finnish): cloven hoof, cleft hoof, cloven foot; hitch; claw

Definitions

  1. cloven hoof, cleft hoof, cloven foot; hitch; claw

Ancestry of “sorkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsorkka—

Words derived from “sorkka”

  • lisäsorkka
  • sorkkaeläin
  • sorkkia
  • siansorkka
  • sorkkarauta
  • joka sorkka
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